Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS New Orleans, LA

Issued

Mar 11, 2001, 10:58 PM CST (04:58 UTC)

Expired

Mar 12, 2001, 12:00 AM CST

In force

62 min

Issued by

NWS New Orleans, LA

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Harrison County, MS, Jackson County, MS

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WUUS54 KLIX 120457
SVRNEW
MSC047-059-120600-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1058 PM CST SUN MAR 11 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BILOXI...GULFPORT...LONG BEACH
  JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ST. MARTIN

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST

* AT 1056 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTH OF GULFPORT MISSISSIPPI...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM WITH LARGE HAIL...STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM
WI
NDOWS.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE.

LAT...LON 3035 8936 3021 8923 3062 8854 3084 8873

NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 11, 1:00 PM CST, 9 hours 58 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA
100 PM CST SUN MAR 11 2001

MODELS DIFFER ON TIMING AGAIN TODAY.  AVN DID THE BETTER JOB ON SAT
WITH SLOWING SYSTEM DOWM...WHERE ETA/NGM WERE TOO FAST. WILL GO WITH
AVN AGAIN...WITH SOME RESERVATIONS.  SHORT WAVE OVER IDAHO WILL DROP
INTO TROUGH OVER CENTRAL PLAINS BEFORE IT EJECTS NORTHEAST AND DRAGS
TROUGH THROUGH MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TUESDAY. MEANWHILE ENERGY FROM
SECOND SHORT WAVE DROPS SOUTHWEST AND FORM CUTT OFF LOW OFF
CALIFORNIA COAST TUE. THIS LOW WILL BE KICKED EASTWAD BY ANOTHER
SHORT WAVE MOVING EAST INTO WASHINGTON/OREGON TUE NIGHT. THIS SHOULD
PROVIDE CHANCE FOR MORE RAINFALL LATE WEDNESDAY. AVN WEAKENS LOW
RAPIDLY AS IT MOVE EAST OVER LOUISIANA WED. NEXT SYSTEM TO AFFECT
AREA WILL BE SHORT WAVE DIGGING SOUTH AND EAST TO CENTRAL PLAINS THU
AND FRI.
IN THE SHORT RANGE...HAVE PROBLEM WITH MODEL SIMULATION OF JET
DYNAMICS. AVN TRACK JET MORE EASTWARD THAN ETA WITH A SPLIT FLOW MON
12Z. THIS DOESNT CORRELATE WITH CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP. ETA MODEL
250MB JET PROGS CLOSER TO SATELLITE WITH 120 KT JET MOVING TOWARD TXK
18Z TODAY...IN LINE WITH ACTIVE CONVECTION OVER CENTRAL TEXAS. THIS
MODEL ALSO SPLITS JET WITH SOUTHERN KET ACROSS S OUTH LOUISIANA
EARLY MONDAY. WILL GO SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN THESE MODELS ON TIMING
OF SEVERE THREAT OVER CWA. PRELIMINARY NUMBERS ARE:

MCB 59/75/49/68 +940   BTR 62/76/53/71 +940
MSY 66/77/60/70 9860   GPT 62/70/56/68 8861

.NEW...SML CRAFT ADZY KPQL TO ATCHAFALAYA RVR.
LA...NONE.
MS...NONE.

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